The 1968 High Altitude Olympics
Series
- Series Name
- London Line (Colour series 2)
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Michael Smee joins Britain’s Olympic hopefuls as they undergo specialised training under medical supervision in preparation for their 7,000 foot October walking challenge. Dr Griff Pugh leading world expert on the effects of altitude on the human body talks to Michael Smee about the problems and solutions involved.
- Keywords
- Sport; Health and medicine; Competitions
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1394/37
- Credits:
-
- Producer
- Adam Leys
- Editor
- Adam Leys
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Commonwealth Affairs Office
- Sponsor
- Foreign Office
- Presenter
- Ian Morrison
- Director
- Mark Lawton
- Presenter
- Michael Smee
- Camera
- Peter Theirry
- Sound
- Phil Jay
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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